Tours en l'air organizes ballet-themed escorted holidays to see the best companies perform great ballets in beautiful places. You can join a trip from anywhere. A highly knowledgeable balletomane who has enjoyed 100s of performances in over 20 cities around the world,I speak English, French, and German, and am a Travel Industry Council of Ontario certified Travel Counsellor. I also teach ballet appreciation courses. Twitter: @thewordlady Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/katherine.barber.37 Tours en l'air Ballet Holidays are offered in partnership with CWT Victor Travel, TICO # 1892647

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Tuesday, August 1, 2017

Volunteer for Fall for Dance North

Fall for Dance North (Toronto) is looking for volunteers.There are a wide range of volunteer
opportunities available at FFDN 2017. The deadline to apply is August 18, 2017 at 5pm.For more information and an application form, please visit the FFDN website: https://www.ffdnorth.com/volunteer

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Corps Volunteers make
up the main body of FFDN volunteers. They work at the Sony Centre on
festival evenings and take on a variety of responsibilities. Corps
volunteers must commit to working a minimum of one shift, which is
typically 2-4 hours. Some responsibilities may include:

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Overseeing poster signing and assembling festival programs

Assisting at the festival donor table

Acting as a messenger or runner

Assisting at the opening night party

Greeting festival guests at the Sony Centre

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Principal Volunteers
are a select group of individuals that take on key roles during the
Festival. These roles entail greater responsibility and require a larger
time commitment. Principal volunteers work more closely with festival
artists and have access to better perks. Some principal volunteer roles
include:

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Master Class Assistants

Company Liaisons

Company Manager Assistants

Airport/Hotel Greeters and Artist Transport

72-Person Ball Passing Team

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This
year, FFDN is looking for a special group of volunteers to join our
72-Person Ball Passing Team! These volunteers will attend a select
number of Ball Passing rehearsals between Sept 11th and 29th at Sony
Centre. They will also work closely with performers during the
performance days from Oct 4th to 6th. Ball Passing volunteers must be
organized, outgoing and not afraid to assume a leadership role.

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Special Call for Translators!

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Are
you fluent in French, Mandarin, Cantonese, or German? Would you be
interested in working with Festival staff and artists as a translator?
Please be sure to indicate your interest on the Volunteer Application
Form.

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Union Station Volunteers

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Throughout
September and October, FFDN will present unique programming in Union
Station’s newly refurbished West Wing. We are putting together a team to
assist specifically at these events. If you cannot volunteer during the
festival but still want to get involved, consider volunteering with
FFDN at Union Station.

About Me

So much ballet, so little time! Tours en l'air (presented by CWT Victor Travel) offers escorted holidays for ballet lovers to Europe and North America, featuring premium performance tickets and a comprehensive sightseeing program.
Katherine Barber is an ardent balletomane who has spent the last 15 years travelling to places as farflung as Chile, Japan, and Australia to see ballet. She has attended ballet performances in over 20 cities around the world. She has written reviews for Dance International magazine and has given pre-performance ballet talks for the National Ballet of Canada. She is fluent in French and English and speaks German, and is a Travel Industry Council of Ontario certified Travel Counsellor.